The Presidential Library concludes the first round of the Olympiad in the Russian language for foreign schoolchildren and students

January 18, 2024 the Presidential Library concludes the first qualifying round of the Olympiad “Russia in the Electronic World” in the subject “Russia as a Foreign Language”. The competition takes place from October 2, 2022 until March 28, 2024. Foreign citizens, schoolchildren aged 14 and older, as well as college students, have an opportunity to test their knowledge.

The Olympiad consists of two stages. The qualifying round will be organized through the remote knowledge testing system from October 3, 2022 to January 20, 2023. The final stage will be held offline on March 29-31, 2023 at the Presidential Library in St. Petersburg, its Reserve Center in Moscow, as well as at the institution’s remote electronic reading rooms in all regions of the Russian Federation and 33 foreign countries.

Competitive examination allows evaluating three levels of Russian language proficiency: elementary (A1), basic (A2), first certification level (B1). The knowledge testing system will include tasks in three sections – Vocabulary, Grammar, Listening. The final stage will also feature the Writing and Speaking section.

The Olympiad “Russian as a Foreign Language” has been held by the Presidential Library since 2019. One can lean more information about the event on the official website of the interactive educational project, or contact the Scientific and Educational Department of the Presidential Library: (812) 305-16-51, olympiada@prlib.ru.

The Presidential Library regularly hosts competitions and olympiads for schoolchildren and students. The Olympiad “Russia in the Electronic World” in history, social studies and Russian language for schoolchildren and college students started on September 21, 2022 as well.

The results will be based on the results of the individual contest. Winners and runners-up are awarded diplomas.

The Olympiad in the subject “Russian as a Foreign Language” has been held by the Presidential Library since 2019. During the existence of the educational project, about 2,000 schoolchildren and students became its participants.

Registration is available from October 2, 2023 on the official website of the Olympiad http://olympiada.prlib.ru/rusforeign/#/Welcome. More detailed information is avaialble by calling the Department of Educational and Educational Programs of the Presidential Library (812) 305-16-21 or email rusforeign@prlib.ru. 

The information partner of the project is the GlavSprav portal.